Gifted and Talented Education (better known as GATE, or TAG in some states) was and is a program in public schools to identify, separate, and test "gifted" children. Many children have similar characteristics:

>Blue/Hazel eyes
>Occipital Bun
>Birth complications/C-Section/cord wrapped around neck
>Near death experiences (Drowning)
>lack of memory of GATE
>IQs of 130+
>Heavy early twenties drug experimentation period
>Memories of a yellow needle (corncob)
>Forehead scars or finger bumps
>First born sons
>Migraines
>Premonitions/prophetic dreams
>Above average intuition

Additionally we remember various tests administered to us, such as:

>Spacial awareness tests (rubber bands)
>Incomplete pictures, being told to fill in the blanks
>Zener cards (pic related), Heads Up Seven Up, various ESP tests
>Headphones that had electronic tones playing
>"Pink lemonade" in paper cups

How is this political? Aside from the many possible paranormal theories put forth such as screening kids for ESP/astral projection/etc., the fact is many, many GATE kids seem to have wound up exhibiting similar behaviors as they grow older (see https://bruinvoice.net/6372/feature/is-it-time-to-close-the-gate/)

>Pursuit of perfection
>Anxiety
>Identity Issues
>Social ineptitude
>Heightened awareness

This may be the most important aspect to GATE - even if nothing else sinister is happening, we have a massive, well-funded (see: Tavistock) education initiative that could be generating depressed, anxious, unhappy children. Any program this expansive has to have had some follow-up examinations, which means SOMEONE knows they're ruining kids in our government, and is covering it up.

What are your theories? Thoughts? Were you a GATE kid?